Volcanoes made early strikes when left-arm pacer Delorn Johnson, who finished with three for 36, removed both openers Kevin Stoute (3) and Kraigg Brathwaite (18) inside the first eight overs, to leave Pride on 23 for two.

Hope then led a revival, posting 43 for the third wicket with Carter before adding a further 63 for the fourth wicket with Chase.

The right-handed stroke-maker struck two fours and a six while Carter counted three fours in his 35-ball knock before falling lbw to off-spinner Shane Shillingford (2-28), in the 20th over.

When Chase nicked a drive at fast bowler Obed McCoy and was caught at the wicket in the 33rd over, Hope followed four overs later, lbw on the back foot to Shillingford.

On 137 for five, Pride benefited from a critical 41-run, sixth- wicket stand between Brooks and Carlos Brathwaite (17), as they rallied in the latter overs to pass the 200-run mark.

Barbadian seamer Kyle Mayers struck key blows to finish with three for 59.

Volcanoes, in reply, never seemed up for the fight, despite the unimposing target, and lost wickets steadily.

Left-hander Devon Smith's rut continued when he cut Roach to Carter at point in the third over to fall for one with two runs on the board, and Johnson Charles followed in the fourth over for 11, lbw playing across one from Cummins at 14 for two.

Andre Fletcher (6) nicked Cummins into Sulieman Benn's safe hands at first slip and when Tyrone Theophile played on to Roach for six in the ninth over, the Volcanoes innings lay in strife.

Former Barbados and West Indies batsman, Kirk Edwards played a couple of lovely drives in 16 before his defence was breached by Roach. Mayers (2) failed to impress before his native crowd, caught at backward square pulling at Roach.

Hodge, struck on the helmet first ball up from Roach, settled well to construct an innings off 69 balls with five fours, but support was never forthcoming and Volcanoes slid to their second defeat in as many outings.

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